The above question is one we answer every day. And no matter how many times we repeat our answer (many times it’s even woven into our announcement of a new title), people still ask. So here’s the answer: We don’t know. Our individual retailers get to decide which Lost Art Press books they carry and…
Read moreI’m teaching four stick chair classes in Germany and Australia in 2025. Yes, it’s an American teaching a Welsh/Scottish/Irish form in places that are truly exotic for this humble chair form. Here are details and links. First stop, Germany. Comb-back Stick Chair With a Steambent ArmJuly 7-11, 2025Dictum, Niederalteich facility This is the most ambitious…
Read moreGood news: We now have 500 pristine-perfect GoDrillas in our warehouse, and we’re shipping them out as fast as you can order them. Today ends our six-month saga with manufacturing difficulties with this tool. If you care about sob stories involving aluminum extrusions and custom lathe tooling, then this is the bedtime tale for you….
Read moreWe have a large batch of our new Exeter furniture-maker’s hammers for sale in our store now. These hammers are perfectly sized for people who build casework and chairs. They are the ideal weight for driving in 4d and 6d nails, smacking wedges in place and adjusting bench planes. We’ve spent about three years developing…
Read moreOur latest book, “Principles of Design” by William H. Varnum, offers a systematic method to design furniture, plus a series of rules that guide you in the process. Perhaps even more importantly, “Principles of Design” shows you how to interpret other people’s design. Or how to fix your own designs. Instead of saying something looks…
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